Improvement in tables



A. H. HOGINS.

Table.

Patented Feb. 11, 1879 4 mmw 33/ 39 Q fl BY W WITNESSES;

ATTORNEYS.

N PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WAsmNarON. D. C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIoE.

ALBERT H. I EIOGINS, OF MORBISANIA, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,225, dated February 11, 1879; application filed October 30, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT H. HOGINS, of Morrisania, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tables, of which the following is a specification:

This invention relates specifically to improvements in the construction and arrangement of tables for ironing purposes.

It consists in making the table-top with a wedge-shaped section, pivoted at the larger end to a sliding bar supported in a way under the table-top adjacent to the inside of the end plate of the table-frame, said section forming an ironing-board for special purposes that can be moved out from the main part of the table, and the smaller end turned from its supports to admit the insertion of a garment over the board, and then sustained by a bar, supported at one end in ways under the table, and at the other end by a leg.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a table with my improvements. Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views of the same, and Fig. 4 is a top view or plan of the table.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the side plate of the table-frame. B B are the ends, and a are the legs supporting the frame. 0 represents the top of the table, on one side whereof a longitudinal sectional wedgeshaped piece, I), is divided from the main part of the top, which is fixed to the table-frame by screws or nails.

The part b is pivoted at its larger end to the bar 0, which is supported under the table top in the way d, in contact with the inside of the end plate B. This bar slides freely back and forth in the way, carrying the section b to and from the edge of the fixed part of the top.

At the opposite end of the table a sliding bar, e, is held in the way f parallel to and in contact with the inside of end plate B. The projecting end of the bar is supported by a 0- Underneath the table-top, and attached to the end plates B B, is a shelf, h, for receiving blankets and other articles used in ironing, a slot, '5, being made in the front board of the shelf to give space for placin g the articles 011 the same.

The operation of my device is as follows: When the table is to be used for ordinary domestic purposes, the part b is moved up flush with the edge of the main part of the top, and secured there by turning the cleat j on the under side of piece I) so that it will engage the under side of the fixed part of the top, and then further securing the two parts together by the hooks k at each end. The bar eis likewise pushed in under the top.

To adapt part b to use as an ironing-board it is drawn out a short distance, as in Fig. 4; then the free end is swung around from its support and the garment inserted over the board, the bar 6 drawn out, and the free end placed thereon as a support. When the board is to be inserted in a garment, the cleat j is thrown around parallel to the edge of the board, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4.

In this way, it will be perceived, a combined ironing-board and table is provided, simple in construction, and easily adapted to use for the ordinary purposes of domestic economy, or specially as an ironing-board for skirts, shirts, and other garments that surround the human figure, into which the board must be inserted in order to be properly ironed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The pivoted wedge-shaped section 1), pro vided with the cleat j, the bars 0 e, sliding in ways (If under the table-top, in combination with the frame of the table and with the top 0, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

ALBERT H. HOGINS.

Witnesses: O. SEDGWICK,

\VILTON O. DONN. 

